Brewers Blowing It

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GoatRiders of the Apocalypse found this 8/28/2007 on www.baseballprospectus.com [flag]
The original title of this post was to be “Milwaukee Blows”, but I have a lot of friends and family in that state (my parents met at Madison, where my dad was briefly in the same graduate school program as Dick Cheney), so we’ll take it easy. The Brewers have blown a lot of leads this year — 13 times they have been ahead by at least three runs, and gone on to lose ... [link]

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And the winner is...
Published 8/28/2007 by Tonker at GoatRiders of the Apocalypse
... P.S.  Since I wrote this article, I've found this over at Baseball Prospectus.  History is very definitely against the Brewers. ...

Happy Birthday, Lou Piniella!
Published 8/29/2007 by Al <info@bleedcubbieblue.com> at Bleed Cubbie Blue: Front Page Posts
... So, it appears the best way to beat the Brewers is to spot them a lead -- and not just a small lead, but a three-run-plus lead. Over at Baseball Prospectus on Monday evening, Nate Silver, perhaps presciently, noted that Milwaukee had, through Sunday, blown 13 leads of three runs or more (and nine of those from July 28 through August 26). This number isn't a record -- the article says that twenty such blown leads (by the 1998 Mariners and 2000 Astros) is the most since 1959 -- but the Brewers moved up a notch on that list with last night's blown 3-0 lead. ...

Baseball Prospectus | Unfiltered | Brewers Blowing It
Published 8/29/2007 at BBTF's Baseball Primer Newsblog
Baseball Prospectus | Unfiltered | Brewers Blowing It Don t worry, this isn t another Larry Craig expose.


Published 8/29/2007 by Robert R. at Al's Ramblings
Wednesday, August 29, 2007 (8/29/2007 11:47:00 AM) - Robert R. Baseball Prospectus posted this prophetic chart yesterday before the Brewers lost another game after having a three run lead. It's just amazing how high they could finish up this leaderboard. Obviously, it's a combination of things. The starters have let teams back into games after being staked to early leads. And, of course, the bullpen has had more than its share of struggles over the last few months. Bad luck, bad managing, and people not performing up to their capabilities have all played roles in this. ...

Friday Quick Hits
Published 8/31/2007 by JD Arney <info@redreporter.com> at Red Reporter: Front Page Posts
... The 2004 Reds had a lot in common with this year's Brewers. It's kind of sad the way they've fallen apart. Definitely would have preferred seeing them in the playoffs as opposed to the Cubs, but I'm not giving it to the Cubs just yet with St. Louis lurking. Amazing how they have hung around, but I suppose it's not all that tough in this division. ...

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Biff Tannen's make like a tree and get out of here: Milwaukee Brewers

Construda posted 8/28/2007 from construda.blogspot.com

Does Milwaukee have anything good besides beer and the sausage race in the bottom half of the sixth inning? I mean seriously, we would rather watch a bunch of buttheads run around in sausage outfits instead of the sinking Brewers.